Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-29
CAPTURED THE PENNANT.
Rock Island Carries off the HOnors
in the Championship Games.
Redeem Herself, but Again suffers
Defeat - The yict0rs and their
Saturday Night and Paint the Tow n
Red.



Figurstively speaking, Moline-proud
and ambitious Meline-is clothed in sack |
cloth and ashes. She is cast down with
grief and is in tine last throes of despair
She has met the enemy and she is theirs.
Her top knot bangles at our belt, and our
war~whoops that are ringing in her ears
are more exasperating than the cry of the
whang doodle mourning for its lost young.
There is Grape on the door bel, and no joy
is beard in her wigwams. Her people walk
up and down, but their footsteps are
heavy and fain would they lay down and
rest, for much woe has 5efsllen them.
The light Of their countenances grow
dim as they look into the past, and think
Of the might have been. Woe, woe, unto
Proud Moline!
Rock Island is no hog, but she will
take all she can get in the base ball line
when she plays with Moline The fifth
game of the series was played at Sylvan
island on Saturday, and Rock Island won
by score of II to 5. This gives Rock
Island four out of the five. and fully es-
tablishes our claim of having the
BEST BALL TossERs
in the county. For some time our bu-
collie neighbor has had an idea that she
could beat Rock Island playing ball, and
it remained for Rock Island to take the
conceit out of her In that respect. And
we did it most effectually, indeed,
and it is not likely that Moline will have
the heart to play the sixth game of the
series.
Moline turned out in full force to Sat
urdsy's game The flower, chivalry and
beauty of the proud city were on the
grounds to cheer and help their club. 1t
was her last chance to win the CHAINS
pionship, for Rock Islands had already
three games to her credit. The game was
called at $50, with John McFadden, of
Cambridge, as umpire. Moline went to
bat first, but failed to score run. She
suffered similar fate in the second, but
made tally in the third Crowley gave
a runner life in the fourth by dropping
a fly to right field. Baker and Olsen
each
TOOK IN A FLY,
the latter fielding it in in time to put an.
other out on third. Baker muffed q
fly IN the fifth but the error did not af
feet the score, the battery doing some
excellent work. In the sixth Moline
scored two runs, tieing the game The
Rock Islands did some. loose playing II
the field in this inning and also Ill the sew
enth, when two more runs were chalkeC
up to Moline's credit This ended ths
run-getting for Moline, she being white
washed in the last two innings.
The Rock Islands started out brisklv
getting three runs in the first inning
McSweeney failed to reach first snC
Scherer made a base hit. and stole to sec
ond. RIspen and Tolliver both made
hits, filling the bases. When little OIser
stepped to the bat, be was told to pound
it for three bags, but he didn't do it. Blu
he made an
ELEGANT TWO BAGGER
and three men crossed the home plat,
amid great cheering by the Rock Islant
contingent 1t was great hit, made d
the right time, and fully establishe
Olsen's reputation of being tn
best batter in the nine. H
made another fine hit later on. Rock Isl
and was BANKED in the next four innings
but in the sixth Olsen and Fahey scored
and Baker, McSweeney and Scherer role,
up three more in the seventh, and thre,
more were secured in the eighth. Tn,
score is as follows:
2 3 6 :
Molire Browns...-..n U 0 ? O.
Rock Islands. .....3 0 0 . 3 81
MswEENEY's DAISY.
The pitching and all-around playing O.
McSweeneY was the feature of the game
He is regular wizard in the box, and i,